Rhodesian vs Bulldog

[lgoldberg]

Can someone please summarize the difference between the Rhodesian and bulldog shapes? To my untrained eye, they seem the same.

 

[dtswebb]

Mike Irwin's Peterson Pipe Notes blog and Steve Laug's reborn Pipes blog have dived into this one recently. A bulldog and a Rhodesian are similar in shape. The bulldog has a diamond shaped shank while the Rhodesian shank is round.

 

[lgoldberg]

Thanks! I do read PPN, maybe I missed that one. I only started in the last coue of months.

 

[dtswebb]

I believe post # 410 on PPN was talking about bulldogs, but had links to previous posts that talked about bulldogs, Rhodesians, authors, bullcaps and similar shapes. I have spent hours reading Mike's posts and always learn something new.

 

[Bill (w/eoPd)]

The bulldog has a diamond shaped shank while the Rhodesian shank is round.

Thanks.

 

[Timbo]

And one with a square shank is called a what?

Seriously I'm not anal about shape names too much and would gladly own any pipe roughly that shape. Thanks Ron

 

[PawPaw]

I’ve always thought it was the round vs diamond shank. I like both. Although I prefer the diamond shank( bulldog) because it stays put when you sit it down.

 

[Forrest]

Any photos of the differences?